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Doxxing Jane Doe
Source: The Verge · Published
ITHACA, NY - OCTOBER 5: A woman walks past the Stewart Cooperative dormitory at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Monday, October 5, 2026,where a banner hangs in response to a lawsuit alleging the 2024 gang rape of a female student at the Chi Phi fraternity house.(Photo by Matt B
ITHACA, NY - OCTOBER 5: A woman walks past the Stewart Cooperative dormitory at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Monday, October 5, 2026,where a banner hangs in response to a lawsuit alleging the 2024 gang rape of a female student at the Chi Phi fraternity house.(Photo by Matt Burkhartt/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Who is Jane Doe? Online vigilantes have tried to expose the Cornell University student who filed a lawsuit accusing seven fraternity members of gang rape, and in so doing have invited a torrent of abuse on several other women. Her lawyers say three women have been falsely identified and harassed - and the real Jane Doe is being inundated with threats, too.
"She's not doing well," her attorney Thomas Guiffra told CNN on Sunday. "She's under siege on social media, where people are trying to identify her." The fact several women are now facing a torrent of online abuse in connection to Jane Doe's lawsuit isn't surprising. Targeted harassment … Read the full story at The Verge.
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